iOS 18.4 Public Beta 1: Your iPhone Could Get a Ton of New Features Soon
Published on: 2025-07-15 06:15:00
Apple released the first public beta of iOS 18.4 on Feb. 24, more than a month after the company released iOS 18.3 to the public. While that update brought some important fixes to all iPhones, the latest beta brings a handful of new features to developers and public beta testers, like priority notifications.
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Read more: An Expert's Guide to iOS 18
Since this is a beta, I recommend only downloading it on something other than your primary device. Because this isn't the final version of iOS 18.4, the update might be buggy and battery life may be short, so it's best to keep those troubles on a secondary device.
Note that the beta isn't the final version of iOS 18.4, so there could be more features to land on your iPhone when iOS 18.4 is released. Apple indicated in a news release sent to CNET that iOS 18.4 will be released to the public in April, but there's no word on an exact date.
Here's what could land on your iPhone with iOS 18.4 soon. And just a reminder
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